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Dr. Matthew Holden Jr.

Dr. Matthew Holden, Jr., is the Wepner Distinguished Professor in Political Science at the University of Illinois Springfield.

Dr. Holden comes to UIS from the University of Virginia where he is the Henry L. and Grace M. Doherty Professor Emeritus of Politics. His wide-ranging scholarly interests, many of which are directly related to the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, include public administration and policy, public law, urban politics, and race and politics. His 1974 book, The White Man’s Burden, was a classic in the early political scholarship on race and politics. His latest book, yet to be published, is titled The World and the Mind of Isaiah T. Montgomery: The Greatness of a Compromised Man, which examines the lone African American delegate in the Mississippi Constitutional Convention of 1890.

Holden has also taught at Wayne State University, the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and the University of Pittsburgh. He is the author of numerous articles, book chapters, and books, and served as president of the American Political Science Association in 1998-99. He is also a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a Senior Fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration. His current research is in the area of public administration, political theory, and political power.

His public service work includes service on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and the Wisconsin Public Service Commission. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from Northwestern University.